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In this issue, we focus on two new developments in our ability to bring Rio Vista’s wild and human communities together: the launch of our new website and online donations.
Rio Vista at Your Fingertips: Friends of Rio Vista Launches Our New Website
Are you curious about conservation efforts at Rio Vista — and what you can do to support them? Good news: The Friends of Rio Vista / Rio Vista Conservation Project website is now live!
The site has sections on the park, on our organization, and on the Rio Vista Conservation Project — our collaboration with Tucson Parks and Recreation. The Project section highlights our programs in ecosystem restoration, conservation planning, safety, and community mutualism. In the News section, you’ll find all of Friends of Rio Vista’s bulletins and many of our past alerts, with links and downloadable documents.
Beautifully designed and executed by Nancy Riccio, Friends’ communications advisor, the website is enhanced by stunning photographs of Rio Vista landscapes, plants, and animals generously contributed by Scott Olmstead. Content was created by Jennifer Shopland. You can find out more about the contributors on the Site Acknowledgments page.
In the coming weeks, we’ll be adding much more information, with images and a Resources library. Meanwhile, please visit the website and enrich your experience of wild Rio Vista and others who love it.
Strengthen the Park Community: Please Donate to Friends of Rio Vista
Would you like to protect and restore Rio Vista’s ecosystem by making a financial gift to Friends of Rio Vista’s conservation programs? Donating to Friends just became easier — you can now contribute online!
A donation in any amount will help us to close rogue trails, to revegetate damaged areas, to unite stakeholders, and to take other action that will enhance Rio Vista’s unique natural assets. Because Friends is a 501(c)(3) organization, all contributions are tax deductible. We receive no government funding and rely on private donations.
This year, we’ll also be participating in Arizona Gives Day. Early giving begins on March 15. More on this giving opportunity soon . . .
If you prefer, you can still donate by sending a check made out to Friends of Rio Vista to Friends of Rio Vista, P.O. Box 65693, Tucson, AZ 85728.
We’re so grateful to the generous donors who’ve made the Rio Vista Conservation Project possible over the last 4 years. Please consider joining them in supporting our work. Thank you so much!
Coming soon: Bulletin 8, with a new publication by Julia Fonseca of Madrean Resources, LLC, and an update on Friends of Rio Vista’s Paths to Habitat project.